Recently the Board received the following letter after supporting one of our members attending the Rotary Leadership Institute 3 day course and we felt it worthwhile sharing with all members of the club.
Dear Board Members,
I write this letter in thanks. The opportunity I was given by the board to attend RLI, has been most beneficial to myself and I encourage you to sponsor any further members new and old who would like to learn more about Rotary.
Travelling outside the cluster of Pakenham, I was able to build my network of fellow Rotarians, but also hear what their clubs are participating in and exchange how the clubs who all have the same key values, work together with the participants they have.
The first two weeks, I was in awe of the work that Rotary has done, does and will continue to do. To understand the support that is available is remarkable. I would like to put forward a few ideas that I took away from RLI, that all clubs that were in attendance were considering.
- Rotary Community Corps – engaging citizens of the shire, they would not be Rotarians, but able to assist and volunteer on projects and experience the activities that Rotary does for the community. In turn – hopefully becoming new members when the timing is right for them.
- Club Vision – I am sorry but for me I could only remember that Goran wanted to increase the membership numbers, maybe reflecting on the Club’s vision, every couple of months at Club Service Night, will have all members engaged and working on the vision.
- Cardinia Shire is quickly changing in population, for us to reflect on what the current community needs are and added that to be a focus for the club. (I am sure that the needs that Rotary meet are beneficial but with forward thinking it’s something to consider)
- Mentoring – both at club level and community, this is something that was discussed often
- Rotary Learning Centre - I was no doubt told about and had not followed up on.
Please don’t think this is all I took away form RLI, these were a few jotted notes on my last day in reflection. I look forward to continuing my Rotary journey and being able to learn and serve off what I believe to be a wonderful club.
Once again – Thank-you for giving me the opportunity to understand and learn about Rotary.
Kind regards,
Stephanie Jamieson